Famous Personality GK MCQ Questions on ‘Mark Twain’. Here we have given total 20 Quiz, very important for students.
1.) Mark Twain’s real name was:
A.) Samuel Clemens
B.) Nathaniel Hawthorne
C.) Henry James
D.) Edgar Allan Poe
Answer: A.) Samuel Clemens
2.)Twain gained international fame for his novel:
A.) “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”
B.) “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”
C.) “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”
D.) “The Prince and the Pauper”
Answer: B.) “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”
3.)Twain’s childhood in Missouri along the Mississippi River greatly influenced which of his novels?
A.) “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”
B.) “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”
C.) “The Gilded Age”
D.) “Pudd’nhead Wilson”
Answer: A.) “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”
4.)Twain worked as a riverboat pilot on the:
A.) Mississippi River
B.) Hudson River
C.) Ohio River
D.) Missouri River
Answer: A.) Mississippi River
5.)Twain’s humorous short story featuring a jumping frog is titled:
A.) “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”
B.) “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
C.) “The Tell-Tale Heart”
D.) “Rip Van Winkle”
Answer: A.) “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”
6.)Twain’s satirical novel critiquing the social and economic issues of the post-Civil War era is titled:
A.) “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”
B.) “The Gilded Age”
C.) “Life on the Mississippi”
D.) “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”
Answer: B.) “The Gilded Age”
7.)Twain’s pseudonym for his travel writings is:
A.) George Eliot
B.) Lewis Carroll
C.) Washington Irving
D.) Mark Twain (used for travel writings.)
Answer: D.) Mark Twain (used for travel writings.)
8.)Twain’s journey through Europe and the Holy Land is chronicled in the travelogue:
A.) “Innocents Abroad”
B.) “A Tramp Abroad”
C.) “Following the Equator”
D.) “Roughing It”
Answer: A.) “Innocents Abroad”
9.)Twain’s novel that satirizes the Arthurian legend and medieval society is:
A.) “The Prince and the Pauper”
B.) “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”
C.) “The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson”
D.) “Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc”
Answer: B.) “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”
10.)Twain’s humorous novel featuring two boys who switch identities is titled:
A.) “Tom Sawyer Abroad”
B.) “Pudd’nhead Wilson”
C.) “The Prince and the Pauper”
D.) “Life on the Mississippi”
Answer: C.) “The Prince and the Pauper”
11.)Twain’s work as a journalist included his involvement with the:
A.) New York Times
B.) Harper’s Weekly
C.) The Atlantic Monthly
D.) San Francisco Chronicle
Answer: B.) Harper’s Weekly
12.)Twain served as a Confederate soldier during the Civil War.) True/False?
Answer- False
13.)Twain’s humorous and insightful commentary on human nature is often referred to as:
A.) Twain’s Quips
B.) Mark’s Musings
C.) Twain’s Tall Tales
D.) Twain’s Wit and Wisdom
Answer: D.) Twain’s Wit and Wisdom
14.)Twain’s novel “Life on the Mississippi” reflects his experiences as a:
A.) Riverboat pilot
B.) Gold prospector
C.) Journalist
D.) Soldier
Answer: A.) Riverboat pilot
15.)Twain’s controversial essay criticizing imperialism and encouraging the United States to take a moral stance is titled:
A.) “The War Prayer”
B.) “A Mysterious Stranger”
C.) “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg”
D.) “To the Person Sitting in Darkness”
Answer: A.) “The War Prayer”
16.)Twain’s friendship with which author and humorist resulted in a long-lasting collaboration?
A.) Nathaniel Hawthorne
B.) Louisa May Alcott
C.) Harriet Beecher Stowe
D.) Charles Dudley Warner
Answer: D.) Charles Dudley Warner
17.)Twain’s famous quote “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated” was in response to a mistaken newspaper report. True/False?
Answer- True
18.)Twain’s final, unfinished work, left unpublished for many years, is:
A.) “The Mysterious Stranger”
B.) “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”
C.) “No.) 44, The Mysterious Stranger”
D.) “The Gilded Age”
Answer: C.) “No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger”
19.)Twain was born shortly after the appearance of which celestial event, which he claimed to predict in his autobiography?
A.) Solar eclipse
B.) Meteor shower
C.) Comet
D.) Aurora borealis
Answer: C.) Comet
20.)Twain’s legacy as a literary figure is celebrated for his contributions to American:
A.) Romanticism
B.) Transcendentalism
C.) Realism
D.) Naturalism
Answer: C.) Realism